• Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

My preliminary task lacked basic conventions, editing skills and consideration of a magazine in general. Which allowed me to understand areas that needed changing, modifying, editing and eliminating when making the real magazine in the style of R&B. Comparing my preliminary task to my final outcome, there is an obvious rise in knowledge throughout my research, and it looks more like a real magazine than my trial magazine did. It opened my eyes to distinguish where I went wrong. I carried out preliminary tasks throughout before making any major decisions to grasp an idea of what I’m producing, and I think looking at both products, it was effective. I have definitely learnt skills for a range of software and I’ve been made aware to platforms that I never knew about. Towards the end of my production, I feel as though I understood more about conventions and how to appeal to the eye of an audience, compared to towards the beginning where I wouldn’t include a thought process before making a decision and asking others about their opinion before jumping into it. My photo-shoot skills were also much better than my preliminary photos as I properly planned how the image would look on the page, the shot types, the poses and clothing needed. Overall I think that I’ve gained awareness in decision-making, as I now consider the opposing side to a production. Not only have I gained knowledge in production for my own product, but also throughout peer assessment I have helped and criticised other people’s productions.